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{{Short description|Indian Kannada film actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Chandan Achar
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|08|02|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Krishnarajanagara]], [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| other_names = Chandan
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Maharaja's College, Mysore|Maharaja's College]]
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2012 – present
}}

'''Chandan Achar''' (born 2 August 1990) is an Indian theatre and film actor who works in [[Kannada language|Kannada]]. He is known for his works in movies including [[Kirik Party]] and ''[[Chemistry of Kariyappa]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/blockbuster-hit-kirik-party-television-premiere-on-colors-kannada/articleshow/59806693.cms|title=Blockbuster hit Kirik Party television premiere on Colors Kannada|work=Times of India|date=28 Jul 2017|access-date=7 Oct 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newskarnataka.com/sandalwood/chandan-achar-impresses-audience-in-chemistry-of-kariyappa|title=Chandan Achar impresses the audience in Chemistry of Kariyappa|author=Vedant|work=News Karnataka|date=16 Feb 2019|access-date=7 Oct 2020}}</ref> For his performance in the film Kirik Party, he got [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA award]] for ''Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male)'' in 2017.<ref name="SIIMA">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/siima-shivarajkumar-is-best-actor-shraddha-srinath-is-best-actress/articleshow/59396743.cms|title=SIIMA: Shivarajkumar is Best Actor and Shraddha Srinath is Best Actress|work=Times of India|date=1 Jun 2017|access-date=7 Oct 2020}}</ref> He was also a contestant in the reality show of [[Bigg Boss Kannada (season 7)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ww.news18.com/news/movies/bigg-boss-kannada-7-premier-complete-list-of-contestants-on-kichcha-sudeepas-show-2345001.html|title=Bigg Boss Kannada 7 Premiere: Complete List of Contestants on Kichcha Sudeepa's Show|website=News18|access-date=2019-10-14}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Early life==
Born and raised in Krishnarajanagar Town, Mysore, Chandan was an alumnus student of Journalism and Mass Communication Department in [[Maharaja's College, Mysore]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chandan-achar-walks-down-memory-lane-at-maharajas-college-in-mysuru/articleshow/70547815.cms|title=Chandana Achar walks down memory lane at Maharaja's college in Mysore|work=Times of India|author=Vinay Lokesh|date=6 Aug 2019|access-date=7 Oct 2020}}</ref> He got trained in [[Mandya Ramesh]]'s institute ''Natana''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-lifestyle/chandan-excited-about-his-lead-role-671555.html
|title=Chandan is excited about his lead role|work=Deccan Herald|author=Deepali Jain|date=24 May 2018|access-date=7 Oct 2020}}</ref>

==Career==
An active participant in drama and other activities in college days, Chandan first appeared in a small role in the [[Diganth]] starrer Kannada movie [[Parijatha]] in 2012. His first notable role was in the college drama [[Kirik Party]] in 2016. Then he acted in [[Mugulu Nage]] with [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]].<ref name="mugulu">{{cite news |last1=SM |first1=Shashiprasad |title=Mugulu Nage movie review: Smile with a teary end |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/010917/mugulu-nage-movie-review-smile-with-a-teary-end.html |access-date=31 March 2024 |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=1 September 2017}}</ref>

Chandan did his first movie as a lead in the 2019 movie ''‛[[Chemistry of Kariyappa]]’''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kannada-actor-chandan-achar-this-is-different-from-bigg-boss-now-we-are-living-in-fear-and-anxiety/article31190602.ece |title=Kannada actor Chandan: 'This is different from Bigg Boss, now we are living in fear and anxiety'|work=The Hindu|author=Shilpa Sebastian|date=28 Mar 2020|access-date=7 Oct 2020}}</ref> After Kirik Party, he again shared space with [[Rakshit Shetty]] in the multilingual [[Avane Srimannarayana]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/avane-srimannarayana-takes-off-tomorrow/articleshow/63298417.cms|title=Avane Srimannarayana takes off tomorrow|work=Times of India|author=Sunayana Suresh|date=14 Mar 2018|access-date=7 Oct 2020}}</ref> His next solo venture was [[Mangalavara Rajaadina]] which was released in March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/movie-reviews/mangalavara-rajaadina-movie-review-a-sentimental-comedy-drama-78125|title = Mangalavara Rajaadina Movie Review: A sentimental comedy drama|date = 7 February 2021}}</ref>

Chandan was also a part of the popular reality show [[Bigg Boss Kannada (season 7)]] where he was a contestant and got evicted on the 99th day of the show.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/chandan-achar-eliminated-bigg-boss-kannada-here-how-audience-reacts-his-eviction-811969|title=Chandan Achar eliminated from Bigg Boss Kannada: Here is how audience reacts to his eviction|work=IBTimes|author=David Johnson|date=20 Jan 2020|access-date=7 Oct 2020}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===As actor===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2010
|''[[Veera Parampare]]''
|
|
|-
|rowspan=|2012
|''[[Rambo (2012 film)|Rambo]]''
|Terrorist
|
|-
|rowspan=|2012
|''[[Parijatha]]''
|
|
|-
|rowspan=|2016
|''[[Kirik Party]]''
|Alexander Gabriel
|
|-
|rowspan=|2017
|''[[Mugulu Nage]]''
| Pulakeshi's Friend
|<ref name="mugulu"/>
|-
|rowspan='2'|2019
|''[[Chemistry of Kariyappa]]''
|Utthara Kumar
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chemistry-of-karayappa-is-a-family-entertainer/articleshow/67658277.cms|title='Chemistry of Kariyappa' is a family entertainer|work=Times of India|date=23 Jan 2019|access-date=7 Oct 2020}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Avane Srimannarayana]]''
| Drama Artist
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Mangalavara Rajaadina]]''
| Kumara
|
|-
|2022
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''Bangalore Boys''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|''Manche Gowda''
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/raj-suriyas-bangalore-boys-to-have-four-lead-characters/articleshow/74563933.cms|title=Raj Suriya's 'Bangalore Boys' to have four lead characters|work=Times of India|date=10 Mar 2020|access-date=7 Oct 2020}}</ref>
|-
|}

===As singer===

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Song
!Co-singer
!Music
|-
|2016
|''[[Kirik Party]]''
|"Lastu Benchina Party Nammadu"
|[[Chintan Vikas]], Varun Ramachandra, [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]]
|[[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]]
|-
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Movie
!Award
!Category
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Kirik Party]]
|[[South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Movie Award -SIIMA]] – 2017
|Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male)
|{{won}}
|<ref name="SIIMA"/>
|-
|[[IIFA Utsavam]]
|Best Actor in A Supporting Role – Male
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=IIFA Utsavam 2017 (2016) Kannada Full Show, Nominees & Winners |url=http://updatebro.com/iifa-utsavam-full-show-kannada-winners/ |accessdate= 7 Oct 2020 |work=Updatebro.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328224355/http://updatebro.com/iifa-utsavam-full-show-kannada-winners/ |archivedate=28 Mar 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|8612308}}

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[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:People from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:Participants in Indian reality television series]]

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